A few days ago, we talked in class about what is gendered conflict. For me, I see it as using gender or sexuality as a factor of traditional violence. Examples that came to mind would be rape, against men and women, other forms of sexual exploitation, and targeting based on gender/sexuality. I also think of the targeting of homosexuals by Hitler in WW2.
However, I think I have a problem with my own definition. I see gendered conflict as somehow worse than other forms of conflict. But should it be? Should gender be a factor in defining or evaluating the severity of violence? Things should be right or wrong, bad or good, based on the rightness or wrongness of it, not based on gender.
If violence should be abhorred, it should always be abhorred, and abhorred completely, regardless of who is harmed. It should all be the same.
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